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  • Chapter 26 - Involvement of gonadotropins in cognitive function: implications for Alzheimer's disease

  • from Section 6 - Gonadotropin effects
  • Edited by Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University, Victor W. Henderson, Stanford University, California, Robert B. Gibbs, University of Pittsburgh, Roberta Diaz Brinton, University of Southern California
  • Book: Hormones, Cognition and Dementia
  • Published online: 06 July 2010
  • Print publication: 24 September 2009, pp 251-258

  • Summary

    Editors' introduction

    Casadesus and colleagues make a case that hormonal changes associated with the dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis following menopause/andropause are implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Experimental support for this postulate has come from studies demonstrating an increase in amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition following ovariectomy/castration. Because sex steroids and gonadotropins are both part of the HPG feedback loop, decrements in sex steroids result in a proportionate increase in gonadotropins. They provide a review of the basic science relevant to luteinizing hormone (LH) and its receptor as a background for considering LH regulation of cognitive behaviors and AD pathology. Results of their analyses suggest that marked increases in serum LH following menopause/andropause is a physiologically relevant signal that could increase Aβ secretion and deposition in the aging brain. Suppression of the age-related increase in serum gonadotropins using anti-gonadotropin agents, such as leuprolide, is proposed as a novel therapeutic strategy for AD.